High Strung

2016 | Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. Music and dance follow.

Scores

Overall Score
58.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.4%
Review Aggregate
69.2

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenvisually strikingromanticemotionalthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keenan Kampa2016$22,000$29,000(est)
Nicholas Galitzine2016$14,000$18,000(est)
Jane Seymour2016$10,000$13,000(est)
Sonoya Mizuno2016$8,000$11,000(est)
Richard Southgate2016$7,000$9,000(est)
Paul Freeman2016$6,000$8,000(est)
Maia Morgenstern2016$6,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes10,752

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$53,447$69,860
International2016$2,031,004$2,654,691
Worldwide2016$2,084,451$2,724,551

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$839,125$1,096,806
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,272,000$1,662,610
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,296,000$1,693,980
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,116,000$1,458,705
Physical Purchases ?2016$3,150,000$4,117,312
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$120,300$157,242
Total Revenues2016$7,793,425$10,186,656
Expenses
Budget ?2016$401,000 (est)$524,140 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$264,000 (est)$345,070 (est)
Participations2016$312,000$407,810
Residuals ?2016$392,000$512,377
Interest & Overhead2016$80,200$104,828
Total Expenses2016$1,449,200$1,894,225
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$6,344,225$8,292,431

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